Tamed

21.

xiomara's p.o.v:

i'm very nervous right now. we arrived at a little clinic, it wasn't big but decent. good thing they didn't go overboard with the designs of the clinic. it's currently 7:18, 2 more minutes. throughout the whole ride, nobody spoke. we just sat there inside zach's car.

"let's go," he broke the silence. i muttered an okay. i followed him on the way inside. he opened the door for me, what a gentleman. i quietly said thank you, he nodded. i sat down while he was talking to the lady behind the counter.

"zach, are you okay?" i asked as he sat down. he looked at me nervously.

"yes i'm okay. you'll find out soon," he said. this is making me crazy. i really want to know, i'm very impatient.

a few minutes later, a nurse came out a door. "zach diamond?" the guy asked. zach stood up, he held my hand and made me follow him. i looked around the clinic, it was really clean and nice. as we followed the nurse, he told zach to lay down and for me to take a seat.

"hello, mr.diamond," someone says while going inside the room. i'm guessing he's the doctor. "hello dr.enrique, i decided to come today. i apologize for not attending last night, i got busy," zach looked at me. i looked away. he's definitely the doctor. dr.enrique looked at me.

"oh my, what a beautiful woman. mr.diamond you landed yourself a diamond," dr.enrique said. get the puns? because zach's last name is diamond and dr.enrique said that he landed a diamond. get it yet? i smiled at the doctor.

dr.enrique looked like he was near his 35s, he's young. "thank you for the compliment," i spoke up. "your welcome mrs.diamond," did he just call me mrs.diamond?

"i'm not his wife, sorry," i said shyly. dr.enrique looked suprised. "i apologize, i should've asked first. it seemed like it because you guys are twinning and you guys would make such an adorable couple," he admired us. i didn't even know we were matching until now. "it's fine," i muttered.

"she's not my wife yet," zach said quietly. dr.enrique smirked at zach. "good luck man, don't give up," dr.enrique spoke quietly.

"i can hear you guys," i said. they chuckled. zach's chuckle is wonderful. okay stop, stop, stop.

after dr.enrique checked zach out, took his blood to run some tests we finally got the result of zach. this is the first time i've become nervous in my whole life. this is so intense. hopefully zach's okay.

"okay here are the results," dr.enrique said nervously. it was like he's hesitating, please don't let it be something bad.

"mr.diamond, you have stage 2 cancer," dr.enrique said sadly. i was so suprised that i sat still for a few minutes. zach was calm. did he know about it?

"i'll excuse myself," dr.enrique said giving us sometime alone to speak about this. again, i'm still very shocked. how? how could a mafia leader get sick? he's very young. no way.

"please tell me this is a joke," i said chuckling, hoping that there's cameras and it's a prank. he shook his head no. i repeated myself with more chuckling.

"xiomara, i'm not joking. i have cancer," zach said hesitantly. i looked at him with sad eyes.

"but why didn't you tell anyone?" i asked. he looked away.

"i don't want that stupid fucking pity bullshit to happen to me. fuck that shit, your the only person who knows this besides dr.enrique. don't tell anyone please," he begged. of course i nodded, i don't want to tell anyone especially if it's none of my business. i sighed and walked over to him.

"we'll make it. let's act like you don't have it at all but still get treatment. please, stay," i said distantly. i don't want him to leave me. oh god, not him.

"i'll make you mine xiomara, if that's the last thing i do. i promise," he said. he said the word. that word that makes me weak.

i stepped back. he looked confused. i ran, where? i don't know. i ran away as fast as i can. i could hear heavy footsteps behind me and my name being said but i ignored it.

please don't say it anymore.